For a balanced section, the moment of resistance obtained from compressive force will be ___________the moment of resistance obtained from the tensile force (a) Greater than (b) Less than (c) Equal to (d) None of these

For a balanced section, the moment of resistance obtained from compressive force will be ___________the moment of resistance obtained from the tensile force
(a) Greater than
(b) Less than
(c) Equal to
(d) None of these
by

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(c) Equal to
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